Wichita eagle., 1887-05-19
CALL MEETING
or City Council to Consider Site of Cremator and
Motor Ordinance.

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terday afternoon, converting at o'clock
There were present his honor, Councilman
Healy, English, Stone, johnson, Brown
Buckridge, Kenyon and Simison. The cal
was read stating that the meeting was callet
to consider matters relating to crematory
franchise.
Mr. English, as chairman Of health com
mittee, stated that there was some objection:
to putting the crematory on South Water
street.as the material would have to be haul
ed by number of fine residences and make
it very disagreeable for those living. The
ground was low, and he recommended tina,
the crematory should be placed near the foot
of First street, Immediately north of the Fl
Scott bridge He could rent ground there
| for $500 per year. The site belongs to Mr..
| Diver.
Mr.. Prown thought the site was too low as
| it had been covered with water several feet.
Mr.. Lewis representing the crematory
company stated that he had been informed
that the ground had been filled in consider
ably and was above high water mark, plac-
ing the works out of danger. He Thoughts it
| was the best location for the works thinking
| that the residence portion Of the city could
be best accommodated.
Mr. Stone thought that the site at foot of
First street was best as there were no resi-
dence near that point.
Mr.. Buckridge thouoht that the city ought
not to pay 500 dollars per year when it had
lots of its own well suited to that purpose.
MI English moved that the city accept the
site at the foot of First street and give $500
for rent. Mr.. Simison proved a second.
The vote showed English, Stone, Kenyon
and Smison in the affirmative and Healy,
Brown, johnson and Buckridge in the mega
tive
As will be seen the vote
was a tie ard the mayor thought
the investigation should be continued 1t
was the first question that had tied the pres
ent council, and the predcament of the may
or was looked upon with some amusement.
After further discussion of the subject his
honor stated that the people were being fined
for not cleaning up and he fully realized the
Importance of the question. On Mr.. Lewis
stating that the machinery was expected in
a few days his honorreconsidered the matter
and voted in the affirmative.
Mr.. Buckridge, who voted in the negative,
moved to reconsider the question which had
passed Automatically. His motion carried
and the discussion opened up anew and with
even more vigor than ever. The vote show
ed the council unanimous in the affirmative
Policeman Pat Martlatte was given leave
of absence for thirty days On motion the
council adjourned and Immediately was
called to order by the mayor and a call read
for another meeting to consider amendments
to Wichita & Suburban and Wichita &
Valley Center motor line ordinance. The
was read which gave the two
motor line companies the privDge to run
north on Water to Tenth street, east on
Tenth to Main street, north on Main street
to Thirteenth and east on Thirteenth to
Market, thus following the route granted in
the first franchise The object was to evade
Market street at the point opposed by some
of the property owners.
The motion was made to refer the amend
ment to the city attorney.
Mr. G. c. Strong stated that he desired
the council to act promptly as some
of the material was already i'll the city and
the company wanted to commence work.
The motion passed and the matter was re-
ferred to the city attorney.
The motion to adjourn was made at this
conjunction, and the vote showed six III the
negative and two in the affirmative.
The Wichita & Valley Center company
then submitted another ordinance changing
their route out of the city. The ordinance
was placed upon its passage. The ordinance
passed with Messrs. English and Derby vot-
ing in the negative.
When the ordinance had been passed Mr..
English stated that he believed the ordinance
could not pass legally without a unanimous
vote, owing to the resolution providing that
ordinances of that nature be first printed for
a number of days before presented to the
city council. 1t had not been printed. The
mayor stated that the ordnance had passed
before any objection was made and hence it
was Local